background, lack solid core skills and competences that weakens the skills-base. Vocational and tertiary education do not always … ensure that tertiary education provides the right skills. Beyond education, effective re-skilling and up-skilling programmes …, including for immigrant workers, and strong work incentives are essential for further skill development and to help make the …

This paper investigates if higher public spending in education and better teacher qualifications are related to student … investment in public education and higher teacher qualifications can help increase average performance and reduce the impact that … variation in education performance in Colombia, a relatively high percentage when compared to those found by other studies …

The education system has reacted slowly to changes in labour market needs, leading to an increasing number of school …, human capital accumulation and social mobility. In the vocational education and training system, resources continue to be … market needs requires active participation of social partners, students and education institutions. The rapid expansion of …

China has made impressive strides in education in recent decades, even though the accumulation of human capital has … lagged behind that of physical capital. Going forward, access to and quality of education will be key to sustain economic … number of problems. Access to pre-school education is still far from universal. Migrants’ children as well as rural and poor …

quality of basic education for a large fraction of the Black African population is still very low. This study identifies … several hurdles to the upgrading of basic education quality, such as the lack of investment in school infrastructure and … be further addressed by vocational education reforms and an alleviation of credit constraints at the tertiary level. …

Overall, the education system fares well by international comparison. Slovenia has one of the highest shares of the … population aged 25 to 64 to have completed at least upper secondary education, and ranks high in international educational … of the education system. Low enrolment rates in short vocational education programmes and in certain higher education …

labour costs and increase work incentives for low-skilled workers. Also, the education system needs to become more equitable …Immigrants make up one fifth of the Belgian working age population, but their labour market integration is poor …. Employment rates of non-EU immigrants, in particular, are very low, and the problem extends to their native-born offspring …

men in education and are well represented in government and parliament. Nevertheless, without further policy measures …. Fighting stereotypes in education is necessary to improve women’s access to professions where they are under …